Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

[donnie]

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feedstores get their chicks from hatcheries , and in which hatcheries list them as americanas/aracanas , when in fact they are easter eggers , they are listed this way since the hens will lay blue /green eggs and that is one of the traits associated with AMERAUCANAS , another is the muffs.... if you want actual pure ameraucanas and not EE , you need to check out some people on this thread who breed pure ameraucanas , the APA standard of perection recognizes 8 color variations for ameraucanas , you can find all the information about ameraucanas at www.ameraucana.org , you will also find a breeder directory list there as well as pictures of the listed varieties that are accepted by APA standards

 

[hannakat]

Tractor Supply had a bin full of chicks with a sign that read "Americana". They were actually Welsummer chicks (did some research when I got home). I knew they couldn't be Ameraucana's but give me a break! Welsummers are very distinctive. Someone had already bought the whole bunch....there was a written paper in the bin with them that said 'all sold'. Wonder if the buyer knew what they were

 

[donnie]

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no telling

 

[hannakat]

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Hi Illia..... How can you tell the difference? A friend got some at an auction and they look so much like my birds (bought from an Ameraucana breeder. I haven't been able to explain the difference to him because I don't know the difference!!

Thanks!


edited to add that I just found the post describing the difference...

 

[rhs7111]

I actually have more black/white EEs than I wanted...they seem to be more standoff-ish than the red/brown/partridge ones. My eyer prefers the more golden colors, I guess.

The "silvers" are striking in appearance, though.

 

[chickendales]

dose any one else see a crzy trend on this page i so sick same thing every day or so

 

[hannakat]

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My bad!!! I just saw a picture of Silver Ameraucana chicks on the auction thread. SOOOO, those chicks at TS could have been labeled correctly. Didn't know they could have the light beaks and legs....always learning!

 

[tman332003]

some 4-5 day old chicks. I didnt take a lot of time, grabbed one of each that I have, and took a quick pic... left to right - Black, Buff, wheaten, Lavender.

 

[pips&peeps]

Got my new GQF incubator and hatcher today!!!! I just have them out of the boxes and set up ready to go.

Now I will clean and sanitize the hatching room before moving anything in. Then I will transfer over the eggs and clean & sanitize the old ones so they can go off to their new homes.

Pictures to come when they are all set up.

 

[Goose and Fig]

pips&peeps :

Got my new GQF incubator and hatcher today!!!! I just have them out of the boxes and set up ready to go.

Now I will clean and sanitize the hatching room before moving anything in. Then I will transfer over the eggs and clean & sanitize the old ones so they can go off to their new homes.

Pictures to come when they are all set up.

NICE!!! I am so jealous.

I have one buff chick out, and a mess of wheatens from Denise (paradisefound) and Wayne Meredith. Still a lot more eggs that really need to hatch. Please hatch!!! All of my control eggs were out first.​